The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-09-08

had been beaten. HhN' D. ,. SAShSoN.
Gen. Anderson made a fierce attack ON Rous-
seau on the right. The Federal brigades
were commanded by Gen w Ii. Lytle and
Col. Len A. Harris. both Cincinnati men.
Lytle was the author OF the poem ~ am dy-
ing, Egypt, dying" The Army OF the Cum
bsrland society is erecting monument TO him
at Cincinnati Andersons men far outnum-
bered those of Harris and Lytle, yet they held
their ground till their ammunition was ex-
hausted, when they fell back. Here the Fed
eral Col Webster was killed and Lytle was
severely wounded. IL was n very hot fight.
McCook lrad called earnestly for REINFORCE
ments. Gooding's brigade was sent him from
where Lytles brigade left Off, and fought
hotly for two hours A historic point of tho
battle of Perryville is Russell's house About
IL the battle ebbed and flowed, and swayed
back and forth. 1t was on the Federal line
in the morning, at the ground occupied by
Lytle's brigade, When that was driven
back, Russells house was lost. Gooding's
brigade recovered the lost ground, and once
more Russell's house was within the Federal
line. But the brave brigade of Gooding lost
one-third of its number and its commander
himself was made prisoner.
Over on the left OF Gilberts corps, Gen.
Sheridan had engaged in the fight carly in
the day, forced back the Confederate line and
advanced his own. This line was assailed
when the attack was mnde on Rousseau
Sheridan withdrew to better position and
poured musket balls and canister shot into
their ranks. But being hard pressed, Car
Inns brigade from Gilbert's corps was sent to
him in the nick of time
This settled the fight. Carlins brigade
charged OH the advancing Confetlerates. their.
line broke and they fell back. Through Per-
ryville, Carlin pursued them, capturing
prisoners and military supplies in the town.
Sheridan also pursued some distance, and
then trained his artillery fire upon the Con-
federates, who were still coming up against
the Federal left and checked them. Dark
ness ended the fight.
Buell. was not aware till night what heavy
fighting had been done by McCook's division
and Sheridan. BE did not know what a
large battle he hdd had upon his hands, with
by far the larger portion OF his troops not en-
gagged at all Crittenden's corps did not
come up In time, and except one brigade did
not take part in the fight.
The Confederate part of the battle was di-
rected by Bishop Polk. Bragg himself was
at Frankfort with Kirby Smith.
At Perryville Buell. had IS 900 men, less
than half of them being in the fight. He lost
in killed and wounded 4,34S. The Confetier-
ates lost $500; but Buell. captured nearly
5000 prisoners ut Perryville during the days
just previous.
Bragg's army at Perryville numbered be-
tween 80, 900 and 10000
The Federal forces prepared to renew the
fight next morning, Oct. $. But that night
Bragg and Kirby Smith united, marched
their armies southeast through Harrodsburg
and out of Kentucky altogether. They re-
tired i'll good order, and took with them an
immense quantity of supplies
The last of October Buell. was relieved OF
his command and Gen. Rosecrans put ia his
place. About the same time his command,
the Army of the Ohio, was absorbed in the
Army of the Cumberland, and thereafter
formed part OF it.